liaison with Research Institutions, National Laboratories, Universities and Development of Science and Technology of the Government of India;

the dissemination of information with regard to new technology in different fields, in the State;

Policy and implementation with regard to planning and development of renewable and non-conventional sources of energy including Mini/Micro and Hydel Power Plants upto a capacity of 25 MW Power, Sewage and sullage based Power Projects and Power Projects based upon fuels other than coal, industrial gas and diesel;

Policy for incentives for non-conventional sources bases power projects, and minor and micro Hydel Projects, including pricing of power to be purchased by the Government from such projects;

Policy planning, management and implementation of Energy Management and Energy Conservation measures or programmes; and

Planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of programmes for maintenance and up-gradation of the environment including land, water, air, forest, wild-life and urban and rural habitat, river action plans; and to act as nodal department in the State with Government of India and international bodies and funding agencies with regard to projects relating to environment, maintenance and up-gradation.

All matters relating to -

the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology

the Pushpa Gujral Science City, and

the Punjab Bio-Technology Incubator.

(B) Environment Wing

All matters relating to the Punjab Pollution Control Board.

Planning, coordination and monitoring of Environment schemes in the State.

All matters relating to the administration of the following Acts -

the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974;

the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

the Environment (Prevention) Act, 1986 and the rules framed there under and